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Olive Garden's Cream of Tomato and Basil Soup, Remastered (web.archive.org)
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Olive Garden used to post retired recipes online. I printed off a copy of their Cream of Tomato and Basil Soup and have been making it for years. Recently, I've started adapting some of my old recipes to be WFPB. This one still has white wine and I know it may be controversial, but I don't know how to substitute it yet. The link is above, my adaptations are below. Enjoy!

Cream of Tomato and Basil Soup

Prep time: 5 minutes; Cook time: 12 minutes; Serving size: 4

Ingredients

4 Tbsp ~~butter~~ extra virgin olive oil
1 ea small red onion, diced
2 cups dry white wine
3 cups canned diced tomatoes (or 1 12-oz can)
2 cups ~~heavy cream~~ soy milk
3 Tbsp fresh basil, chopped
Salt to taste
Black pepper to taste

PROCEDURES

  1. MELT ~~butter~~ extra virgin olive oil in a heavy sauce pan. Add red onions and sauté until tender, about 5 minutes. Add white wine and reduce by 3/4. Add tomatoes and ~~heavy cream~~ soy milk, bring to a simmer and reduce by 1/2.
  2. PUREE soup in a food processor. Stir in 2 Tbsp chopped basil, salt and pepper.
  3. GARNISH with remaining fresh basil and tomatoes and serve.

Notes:

  • This recipe takes way longer to cook than they say.
  • It separates when you freeze it as-is, but you can freeze chopped fresh tomatoes in a vacuum bag and have the fresh summer taste in the middle of winter!
  • Do not let the soy milk boil or it will curdle.
  • An immersion blender works great to puree.
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[–] what_the_josh 1 points 1 year ago

I can almost taste the recipe. It sounds so good. I love eating soup and I can always sneak in any leftovers or add extra beans when needed.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

i'd imagine that the oil could be completely omitted and the result would still be great, especially so if you subbed the heavy cream for coconut cream instead of soy milk (but i also often use soy milk to add creaminess to recipes and find it works great, if you are willing to reduce it a bit more).